Swimming glove



H. F. J. CLARKE.

SWIMMING GLOVE.

APPucATloN HLKED MAR. 10. 192|.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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HARRY FEALIX*JOSEPH CLARKE, 0F MAQUOKETA, IOWA.

SWIMMING GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pajtnted Apr, 25, 1922A.

Application filed March 10, 1921, Serial No. 451,408.

` that it will facilitate the operation of swimming, and enhance the. hold of the swimmer on the water Another object ofthe invention is to provide novel means for connecting the glove to the hand.

It is with in the province of the disclosure toY improve generally' and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains. i

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts andin the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.. l

In the accompanying drawings Y Figure l shows'in top plan, a glove constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a longitudinal section Yof the glove; Figure 3 is a cross section onthe'line 3 3 of Figure l; and Figure `l is a cross section on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

The glove forming the subject matter of this application preferably is made outrof rubber, although Vany other material may be used. The glove comprises a body 1 which is concaved as shown at 2. Around the major portion of its periphery, the body l is folded to form a marginal. flange 3. Onev end of the body lY overlies the body and is secured thereto as indicated atft, the said .end of the body defining a loop 5.

loop 5 abuts against the ends 6 of thefiange Retainers 7, in the form of strips` are provided, the ends of the retainers 7 'being engaged and secured between the flange 3 and the body l, as indicated at 8. Between the retainers 7, the flange 3 is secured to the body 1. The numeral 9 denotes a retainer which may be in the form of a strap, the retainer 9 being received and held in the The transverse edge of the part which forms thek loop 5. The ends of the retainer 9 may be i mer an increased hold on-thewater and renv f derrit possible for the wearer to swim with greater ease and speed than would be the case if the glove were not worn. n n l Having thus described the invention, what is claimed 1s:-

A swimming glove/.comprising a concaved body folded at its edge to form a marginal flange, one end of the body overlying the Y' body and being secured thereto to form a loop; a first retainer having its ends en# gaged between the flange and the body; and a second retainer received ,in the loop.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as'my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.`

HARRY FEALIX JOSEPH CLARKE.

Witnesses: Y

D. T. BAUMAN, C. E, ANDERSON. 

